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Gustavian Cream Painted Four Poster Bed - Queen
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern Gustavian Cream Painted Four Poster Bed. A wonderful combination of antique Gustavian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Cream Painted Four Poster Bed, US King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern Gustavian Cream Painted Four Poster Bed. A wonderful combination of antique Gustavian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Grey Painted Four Poster Bed, US King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern Gustavian Grey Painted Four Poster Bed. A wonderful combination of antique Gustavian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Grey Painted Four Poster Bed, US Queen
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern Gustavian Grey Painted Four Poster Bed. Queen Size. A wonderful combination of antique
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Carved 'Limestone' Painted Four Poster King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved mahogany and 'limestone' painted four-poster king-size bed, the serpentine arched
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Sculpted White Poster Bed Headboard
By John Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very solid and heavy poster headboard. Metal frame finished with textured white paint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Six Foot Wide Alhambra Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A made-to-order bespoke four poster bed with ornate brass castings, tentacle canopy and brass crown
Category
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel
Queen Hale Navy Painted Maple Cannonball Four Poster Bed with Flat Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Classic cannonball bed features the favorite round ball top bed posts with a merry cut-out flat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Beds and Bed F...
Materials
Wood
H 48 in W 64.38 in D 86.63 in
John Dickinson ‘Twig’ King Size Four Poster Bed
By John Dickinson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
John Dickinson ‘Twig’ King Size Four Poster Bed
John Dickinson (1919–1982)
USA, circa 1970’s
Two
Category
20th Century American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A unique design of master carving from La Maison London. A hand carved Four Poster bed frame, in
Category
2010s British Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A unique design of master carving from La Maison London. A hand carved Four Poster bed frame, in
Category
2010s British Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Plume Four-Poster Bed in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Chippendale design four-poster bed with serpentine scrolling foliate canopy rails supported
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Vintage White Wash French Provincial Full Size Urn Poster Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage French Provincial cottage full size poster bed. Beautiful urn finials. Whitewash distress
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Roma Ivory King Size Bed
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
Presenting the stunning Roma Bed, a symbol of romance and enduring beauty. This hand-painted four
Category
2010s Italian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Hand Made White & Gold Painted Carved Wooden Four Poster Bed
Located in Worcester, GB
Hand made white & gold painted carved wooden four poster bed
Measures: Width: 162.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Italian Carved Four Poster Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
rail are beautifully carved and the bed is beautifully presented in a gessoed, painted, filigreed and
Category
20th Century Unknown Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Pine, Paint
Italian Hand Painted Poster Bed by Patina Furniture Company, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A lovely Italian Hand-painted Poster Bed by Patina furniture company, 1980s. This Italian bed has a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Neo-Classical Style Tole Painted Metal Framed Four Poster Bed, Queen
By Niermann Weeks
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a queen size neo-classical style tole painted metal four poster bed that is attributed to
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
American Sheraton Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton mahogany four-poster rope bed with painted recessed panels on headboard, floral
Category
Antique 1830s American Sheraton Beds and Bed Frames
Australian Queen Size Alhambra Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A made-to-order bespoke four poster bed with ornate brass castings, tentacle canopy and brass crown
Category
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Hand Painted Four Poster Faux Bamboo Bed by Patina with Birds, King
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a lovely hand painted four poster bed by Patina. It is Italian. The four posts
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
RARE ORIGINAL BLUE 19THC CHILDS POSTER BED
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE EARLY 19THC ORIGINAL BLUE PAINTED CHILDS FOUR POSTER BED FROM NEW ENGLAND-WONDERFUL PATINA AND
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Linen, Down
Vintage French Provincial Urn Poster Twin Size Beds, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage French Provincial cottage twin size poster bed. Beautiful urn finials. Whitewash distress
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Laurel Wreath Iron Four Poster Queen Size Bed
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century 4 poster bed by Lineage Home Furnishings for Maitland Smith. Made from wrought
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
Federal Style Carved Mahogany Four Poster Bed in Manner of Samuel McIntire
By Phillip Lowe
Located in Essex, MA
Incredible Handcrafted Four Poster Bed in Style of McIntire. Made by Phillip Lowe, Beverly
Category
20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Birch
Italian Iron Bed
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Iron Four Poster Bed With Paint and Gilt.
Category
20th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
Sirmos King Size Arbor Bed
By Sirmos
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A painted plaster four poster bed in the form of twigs and branches.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Beds and Bed Frames
Patina Furniture Company Italian Painted Poster Bed, 1980s
By Patina
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Queen size Bohemian Italian painted poster bed by Patina Furniture Company, makers of fine
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Hand Painted Poster Bed by Patina Furniture Company, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A lovely Italian Hand-painted Poster Bed by Patina furniture company, 1980s. This Italian bed has a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted King Size Poster Bed by Patina, Italy, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A lovely Italian Hand-painted Poster Bed by Patina furniture company, 1980s. This Italian bed has a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique Full Size Painted Iron Poster Bed
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful antique iron bed from the mid-1800s in a distressed black painted finish. The paint is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Venetian Carved & Painted Pine Poster Bed
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Venetian hand carved, lacquered, and paint decorated pine double / full pencil poster
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
American 1940s Solid Mahogany 4 Poster Bed with Italian Hand Painted Canopy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
American 1940s solid mahogany 4 poster bed, with 19th century Italian canopy. It needs a custom
Category
Mid-20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Mahogany
H 83.5 in W 90.5 in D 92.25 in
Beautifully Patinated 19th Century Four-Poster Bed with Hand-Painted Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and beautiful example of a 19th century European twin bed with hand-painted
Category
Antique 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
H 75 in W 40 in D 78 in
Regency Style Carved and Painted Four Poster Tester Bed with Palm Fronds, King
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This wonderful regency style carved and painted four poster tester bed with carved palm fronds on
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 87 in W 84 in D 87.75 in
Six Foot Wide Alhambra Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A made-to-order bespoke four poster bed with ornate brass castings, tentacle canopy and brass crown
Category
2010s British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel
Black Painted and Parcel-Gilt King Size Four Poster Bed by Julia Gray
By Julia Gray
Located in Southampton, NY
Black painted and parcel-gilt four-poster bed by Julia Gray. King-size, solid wood frame in black
Category
Late 20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Four Poster Bed 19th Century
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Fabulous Italian x4 Poster Bed
This Bed is so Artistic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Six Foot Wide Black Four Poster Bed ALH5
Located in Wrexham, GB
A made-to-order bespoke four poster bed with ornate brass castings, tentacle canopy and brass crown
Category
2010s British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hollywood Regency Queen-Size Floral Four Poster Bed Frame
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency queen-size floral four poster bed frame. Solid wood with a painted finish
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
David T Smith Early American Colonial Queen Size Pencil Post 4 Poster Canopy Bed
By David Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Early American painted queen size pencil post canopy bed by David T Smith, circa 1987. A style
Category
Vintage 1980s American Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 85 in W 63 in D 81.5 in
A Painted Plaster Four-Poster Bed by Sirmos
Located in New York, NY
A Painted Plaster Four-Poster Bed by Sirmos, from the 1970’s, in the form of twigs and branches.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Beds and Bed Frames
French Louis XVI Painted Four Poster bed
Located in Hudson, NY
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A Louis XVI four poster bed in flaky old yellow paint, with carved a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
Anglo-Indian Carved Four Poster Bed Painted White
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian solid teak bed that has been newly painted white. Elaborate carved details on
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Teak, Paint
An exceptional four poster painted mahogany bed
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
A cream and green painted four poster bed after a design by Robert Adam. The original was made by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Pair of Red Painted Four Poster Single Bed Frames
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of red painted four-poster bed single canopy bed frames. The beds with four turned bed posts
Category
Late 20th Century American George III Beds and Bed Frames
George III Period Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George III period mahogany and painted four-poster bed, formerly the property of the Lord Menuhin
Category
Antique 1780s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Sheraton Revival Satinwood Painted Single Four-Poster Bed with Canopy
Located in Darwen, GB
A superb Sheraton Revival satinwood painted single four-poster bed with canopy originally purchased
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Beds and Bed Frames
Late 20th Century Black Distressed Transitional Queen Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Transitional style queen size four poster paneled bed with canopy, unbranded. Solid hardwood with
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 94.5 in W 70 in D 92 in
English Four-Poster Painted Tester Bed, circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 19th century painted English tester bed with distressed finish features four carved
Category
Antique 1880s American Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
French Country Four-Poster, Painted King-Size Bed
Located in Glendale, CA
Four poster bed in white antique washed finish.
Accepts standard King-size mattress.
Comes with
Category
Late 20th Century Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
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Painted Poster Bed For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the painted poster bed you’re looking for. Each painted poster bed for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and paint. If you’re shopping for a painted poster bed, we have 16 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the painted poster bed you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A painted poster bed, designed in the Victorian, Neoclassical or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made painted poster bed has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Julia Gray, Niermann Weeks and Phillip Lowe are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Beds-frames for You
We find relaxation and solace in our bedrooms, which are often the most cherished rooms of a home. Your antique, new or vintage bed and bed frame are integral to this oasis of personal comfort.
Beds and bed frames have long been an important part of the sanctuary that is the bedroom. For the upper class in countries such as England, the massive, costly beds of the 16th and 17th centuries were decorative and of the poster variety. Some were characterized by large painted wooden headboards, often made of oak, that featured ornate carvings and richly colored curtains affixed to each of the two or four posts — think of today’s sumptuous upholstered headboards as a distant cousin to these luxurious furnishings. The heavy fabric curtains were drawn across a fringed canopy to close out the sunlight that might’ve warmed your grandiose and opulent bedchambers. This feature could also offer privacy as desired, because, as we all know, a bedroom is for more than just sleeping.
Coiled springs didn’t make their way into mattresses until the 1800s, which likely made for a far more comfortable night’s sleep for many. Bed frames of cast iron and brass were introduced during the mid- to late-19th century. Later, the 20th century brought with it marvelous innovations for slumberland, among them daybeds from the likes of George Nelson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich as well as convertible sofa beds.
Today, you will find a range of beds geared toward your individual personality and preferred style of decor. When shopping for a bed and bed frame, keep in mind that you’ve got options. Sizes range from twin to California king. At 76 inches wide and 80 inches long, a king-size bed is roughly 16 inches wider than a queen-size mattress, and your bed frame will likely add two to five inches to each side. (The California king bed is 84 inches long.)
From dramatic bedroom designs to uncomplicated, minimalist approaches, the bedroom has evolved into the haven that it should be: a peaceful place of respite, where we begin and end every day. Take the time to create your very own oasis — you deserve it. Rest easy with an expansive collection of antique, new and vintage beds and bed frames available on 1stDibs.
Questions About Painted Poster Bed
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A four poster bed features four posts, one at each corner. A canopy bed also has four posts, one at each corner, but a canopy bed is covered with a cloth of some sort. They can look similar except for the canopy on top. However, canopy posts are often built differently than four poster beds so they can accommodate the fabric. Shop a collection of four poster and canopy beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022References show that in the 14th and 15th centuries, “four-post” was the correct terminology. However, today it is considered correct to say “four-poster”. You can find a range of vintage and antique four-poster beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Today, the point of a four-poster bed is largely stylistic. People place them in bedrooms due to their elegant decorative appearance. Historically, four-poster beds featured heavy curtains that blocked light, preserved privacy and provided warmth in the winter. You'll find a selection of four-poster beds on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The tester on a four poster bed is the canopy over the bed. It was usually made of wood and could be covered with cloth. It provided privacy and helped enclose the bed, making it easier to heat the bed area. On 1stDibs, find an array of vintage and contemporary four-poster beds.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Across the top of older four-poster beds was a wooden rail that was called the tester. The tester often held a rail where curtains were attached that could be pulled closed. Shop a collection of four-poster beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can make a four-poster bed modern in a number of ways. Try refinishing it with matte spray paint or covering the headboard with fabric or wallpaper. You can also hang fabric in contemporary prints from the frame as a canopy. You'll find a collection of four-poster beds on 1stDibs.
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